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Water Rights

The complicated adjudication process for Water Resource Inventory Area 1 is expected to take years.

Yet, the complex litigation process will establish priority for each individual water right, including those held by farmers, local governments, private well owners and tribes, as well as federal and state agencies.

CDN’s continued coverage on this topic will explore various facets of the process, providing regular updates and enterprising deep dives — linked below — as well as insightful opinion pieces found on our opinion page.

In some cases, each homeowner will need to file their own claims form
Dec. 10, 2024 10:00 p.m.
Whatcom County judge gives water users until May 1, 2026 to fill out and return forms
Dec. 9, 2024 10:00 p.m.
How to navigate the adjudication process in Whatcom County
Dec. 1, 2024 9:13 p.m.
Ecology clear that adjudication is for entire Water Resource Inventory Area 1
Sept. 20, 2024 2:47 p.m.
Whatcom County Public Works to host adjudication presentation Sept. 23
Sept. 3, 2024 3:45 p.m.
Interested parties can send letter to Whatcom County Superior Court
July 4, 2024 10:00 p.m.
Adjudication in Whatcom County is expected to impact salmon habitat
June 12, 2024 10:00 p.m.
Lawsuit filed in Whatcom County expected to impact upward of 30,000 people
May 12, 2024 10:00 p.m.
Adjudication will review, prioritize all water use in the Nooksack basin
May 2, 2024 10:43 a.m.
Department of Ecology set to file adjudication lawsuit this spring, impacting thousands
April 4, 2024 10:00 p.m.
Whatcom County will gather water use results to educate parties in adjudication process
Jan. 30, 2024 10:00 p.m.
County could lose out on $700K due to delay challenges
Aug. 2, 2023 4:48 p.m.